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Wednesday July 7,1993 Vol. CXX, No. 9
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No sweet ‘music’ for these ears
"The Music of Chance," a new film starring James Spader and Mandy Patin-kin, shows off the weird, strange, bizarre and absurd reality of hard luck. But for a feature film, this picture lacks focus and direction, and muddles an otherwise interesting story.
Diversions, page 12
Taxation without any representation
When a young boy from New York tries to go pay his taxes like a good American, something gets in his way . . . America. Why should it be that every time we try to deal with the government, all we get it bureaucracy, rules, regulation and hardship?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Lehrers to speak at Doheny Library
Author and television personality Jim Lehrer and author Kate Lehrer will be visiting campus tomorrow and will discuss their recently published books.
Jim Lehrer has co-hosted the PBS television program, "The McNeil / Lehrer News Hour" for more than a decade. He is the author of "Blue Hearts," a new spy thriller.
Kate Lehrer is the author of "When They Took Away the Man in the Moon," a portrait of a high-powered Washington political consultant who returns to her home in Texas to care for her ailing mother. She also authored bestselling novel "Best Intentions."
The discussion will be at 12:45 p.m. in the rotunda in Doheny Library. The event is free and open to the public.
The public is also invited to attend a luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the library. The cost of the lunchen is $40, and reservations must be made beforehand.
The event is sponsored by the Friends of USC Libraries.
For more information or to make luncheon reservations, call (213) 740-2328.
Newspaper
the University
Southern California
Student workers voice concerns
Escort Service is plagued by unreliable cars
By Christopher Grove
Staff Writer
Operating with slightly more than half the staff of last summer, student workers at Escort Service report declining service quality, unsafe equipment and deteriorating morale.
"Hold on for a second," a prospective customer is told, calling into the Escort Service at 9:45 p.m. last Wednesday. Three minutes on hold and the operator gets back on the line. The caller is told that there will be a 25-minute wait for a trip from Grace Ford Salvatori to Parking Structure D. The caller decides to walk.
That's not the scenario Judith Davis, 47, of Philadelphia heard as she toured the campus last week with her 17-year old son,
Robert. "A five- to 10- minute wait," the group is told by the friendly tour-guide. "It's basical-(See Escort, page 2)
By Liu Heimlich / Summer Trojan
The board in the Escort Services office lists the conditions of the vehicles and shows needed repairs.
Graduate student, 68, robbed of jewelry, $40 in Fairmont Apartments
Photo courtesy of Betty Detin
A robber gained access to a graduate student’s USC apartment through her window (right) by climbing up this side door and wall. The security bars were installed on the windows after the incident.
By Andrew Asch
Staff Writer
Finding a soft spot in USC's security system, a man clambered through the window of a second story studio at the uni-versity-owned Fairmont Apartments and robbed a 68-year-old graduate student after scaling a wall of the building at 10 a.m. last Thursday.
The robber stole $40 in cash and some antique jewelry, which the victim valued at about $800. Authorities have not located the suspect at this time.
Betty Dehn, a doctoral student in international education, described the robber as a muscular 5-foot-9-inch African-American male. She suffered minor bruises when the robber dragged her around her studio, forcing her to empty her cabinets and drawers.
Lt. David Ritch of University Security said investigators were able to take a clear palm print of the robber. Security quickly forwarded the case to the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Division.
As of Friday, Det. David Rosenberg said police had just taken the case and had no further comment.
The robber had climbed up Fairmont's side door, jumped on the building's cable box and swung into Dehn's second story studio at 2629 Portland St., near Adams Boulevard.
While brushing her teeth in the bathroom, Dehn walked into the studio's main room where the man grabbed her and
pressed a cocktail fork to her neck and told her "If you don't tell me where the money is, I'll hurt you."
The robber dragged Dehn around the studio for seven minutes and fled by climbing out of the studio window.
Dehn said, "You could only describe him in one word: feral."
After the robber left, she called security and three officers arrived minutes later.
The robber was able to break into Fairmont in broad daylight because the postion of the nearby security camera was not tilted to capture action near the building's side door, Ritch said.
The door, which is next to Fairmont's carport and is clearly visible from the alleyway adjacent to Portland Street, is equipped with the university's ACCESS system.
Despite security precautions, Ritch said, "A good robber can break into almost any building."
According to the Department of Public Safety, which oversees the security force, living above a building's ground floor does not guarantee safety.
"Living on the second floor does not mean a thing," said Ritch.
Ritch also said the position of the security camera has been changed to pan across the door.
Jeff Urdahl, director of housing and residence halls said the university does not have a specific policy on security bars although he said bars are installed (See Robber, page 3)

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Wednesday July 7,1993 Vol. CXX, No. 9
Inside
No sweet ‘music’ for these ears
"The Music of Chance," a new film starring James Spader and Mandy Patin-kin, shows off the weird, strange, bizarre and absurd reality of hard luck. But for a feature film, this picture lacks focus and direction, and muddles an otherwise interesting story.
Diversions, page 12
Taxation without any representation
When a young boy from New York tries to go pay his taxes like a good American, something gets in his way . . . America. Why should it be that every time we try to deal with the government, all we get it bureaucracy, rules, regulation and hardship?
Viewpoint, page 4
F.Y.I.
Lehrers to speak at Doheny Library
Author and television personality Jim Lehrer and author Kate Lehrer will be visiting campus tomorrow and will discuss their recently published books.
Jim Lehrer has co-hosted the PBS television program, "The McNeil / Lehrer News Hour" for more than a decade. He is the author of "Blue Hearts," a new spy thriller.
Kate Lehrer is the author of "When They Took Away the Man in the Moon," a portrait of a high-powered Washington political consultant who returns to her home in Texas to care for her ailing mother. She also authored bestselling novel "Best Intentions."
The discussion will be at 12:45 p.m. in the rotunda in Doheny Library. The event is free and open to the public.
The public is also invited to attend a luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the library. The cost of the lunchen is $40, and reservations must be made beforehand.
The event is sponsored by the Friends of USC Libraries.
For more information or to make luncheon reservations, call (213) 740-2328.
Newspaper
the University
Southern California
Student workers voice concerns
Escort Service is plagued by unreliable cars
By Christopher Grove
Staff Writer
Operating with slightly more than half the staff of last summer, student workers at Escort Service report declining service quality, unsafe equipment and deteriorating morale.
"Hold on for a second," a prospective customer is told, calling into the Escort Service at 9:45 p.m. last Wednesday. Three minutes on hold and the operator gets back on the line. The caller is told that there will be a 25-minute wait for a trip from Grace Ford Salvatori to Parking Structure D. The caller decides to walk.
That's not the scenario Judith Davis, 47, of Philadelphia heard as she toured the campus last week with her 17-year old son,
Robert. "A five- to 10- minute wait," the group is told by the friendly tour-guide. "It's basical-(See Escort, page 2)
By Liu Heimlich / Summer Trojan
The board in the Escort Services office lists the conditions of the vehicles and shows needed repairs.
Graduate student, 68, robbed of jewelry, $40 in Fairmont Apartments
Photo courtesy of Betty Detin
A robber gained access to a graduate student’s USC apartment through her window (right) by climbing up this side door and wall. The security bars were installed on the windows after the incident.
By Andrew Asch
Staff Writer
Finding a soft spot in USC's security system, a man clambered through the window of a second story studio at the uni-versity-owned Fairmont Apartments and robbed a 68-year-old graduate student after scaling a wall of the building at 10 a.m. last Thursday.
The robber stole $40 in cash and some antique jewelry, which the victim valued at about $800. Authorities have not located the suspect at this time.
Betty Dehn, a doctoral student in international education, described the robber as a muscular 5-foot-9-inch African-American male. She suffered minor bruises when the robber dragged her around her studio, forcing her to empty her cabinets and drawers.
Lt. David Ritch of University Security said investigators were able to take a clear palm print of the robber. Security quickly forwarded the case to the Los Angeles Police Department's Southwest Division.
As of Friday, Det. David Rosenberg said police had just taken the case and had no further comment.
The robber had climbed up Fairmont's side door, jumped on the building's cable box and swung into Dehn's second story studio at 2629 Portland St., near Adams Boulevard.
While brushing her teeth in the bathroom, Dehn walked into the studio's main room where the man grabbed her and
pressed a cocktail fork to her neck and told her "If you don't tell me where the money is, I'll hurt you."
The robber dragged Dehn around the studio for seven minutes and fled by climbing out of the studio window.
Dehn said, "You could only describe him in one word: feral."
After the robber left, she called security and three officers arrived minutes later.
The robber was able to break into Fairmont in broad daylight because the postion of the nearby security camera was not tilted to capture action near the building's side door, Ritch said.
The door, which is next to Fairmont's carport and is clearly visible from the alleyway adjacent to Portland Street, is equipped with the university's ACCESS system.
Despite security precautions, Ritch said, "A good robber can break into almost any building."
According to the Department of Public Safety, which oversees the security force, living above a building's ground floor does not guarantee safety.
"Living on the second floor does not mean a thing," said Ritch.
Ritch also said the position of the security camera has been changed to pan across the door.
Jeff Urdahl, director of housing and residence halls said the university does not have a specific policy on security bars although he said bars are installed (See Robber, page 3)